Seed Germination Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Water, air, warmth): 1. Put cotton wool in two bowls; wet one and leave the other dry. 2. Place 10 moong seeds on each. 3. Keep both bowls in the same warm place and keep the wet cotton damp. 4. Count the sprouted seeds every day, and wash your hands.
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- 1.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 2.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) water
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) moong seeds
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) salt (d) warmth
- 7.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 9.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds by a window
- 10.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) they turn to stones (c) no, never (d) they melt
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) soil (d) warmth
- 13.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) bright red (c) blue (d) pale yellow
- 14.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 22.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) sugar
- 24.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) soil
- 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 29.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 30.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 32.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a mirror (d) moong seeds
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 36.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) feed them to pets (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 40.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they do not sprout (c) they grow fruit (d) they sprout faster
Answer key
- not needed to sprout
- False
- a magnet
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- salt
- wash your hands
- how many seeds sprout
- seeds in the freezer
- yes, they sprout
- a battery cell
- soil
- pale yellow
- True
- False
- moong seeds
- sprouts
- False
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- we measure it
- True
- warmth
- soil
- True
- False
- seeds on dry cotton
- turmeric powder
- not needed to sprout
- False
- we keep it the same
- germination
- sprouts
- a mirror
- we change it
- True
- needed to sprout
- True
- never put seeds in mouth
- they do not sprout
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